The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-17
iLABlnA'S CAPITAL CITY.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND WILL
VISIT MONTGOMERY.
Editor Bake's Partner Leaves Town
-viaeeBvs TrIal--A Kali.
road Collision.
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MONTGOMERY, ALA, August 49,
The positive assurance Of Dol. DAME
Lamont that President Cleveland viii
visit Montgomery on October Goth
during our State fair, Is received her,
with great entbusissm. The Presl
dent does not expect to extend hi
trip further South, but will retu'r
from Montgomery TO Washington
Mayor Reese deserves credit in gettiDs
the President to accept the invitation
Alsbama's expert State EIaminee
Reeves has & ed with the Governor the
report Of bis ex animation Of the book
and sccoupts Of ]. p. Powell, late
Probate Judge Of Batter county. The
report shows the shortage OF Judge
Powell on State licenses, 10 be
between $1,000 and $4,000, princiu al
and Interest. This Ia the heaviest
"hnd" that has been uncovered in any
county In many years.
Our public Is still aroused and on
the oui vivs for the negro editor
Duke, regsrdiI < whose infamous article
monitor was made yesterday. lie
10 reported here, but has not
shown mp. He had better get
away and cay away. A negro
lawyer named Garner, reported 40 i'm.
piicsted with Duke In his vile writings
sgeiDst the whites, had TO leave today.
Resolutions we're adopted today re
questine Montgomery white citi.
sens who had subscribed 10 the colorej
uniysrsiiy TO withdraw their subscrip.
tions; n so memorial 10 Gov. Ssay
pro On log against the location OF said
nnive sity IN this county. This memo
rial, however, comes too late, the Gov.
sTnor having accepted the guarantee
offered by the committee on yesterday.
This titles 10 lands in money amount.
Ing 10 5000 we're furnished.
The tail end collision OF freight
trains No. IL near Sea cy, on the Mont.
gomery and Mobile railroad, carly this
morning, was caused by the 'front.' sec.
ton b. esking IL two aud tho detached
portion running back and collidingwith
the second section, which was follow.
ing, wrecking the engine and few
empty cars TIE following are slightly
injured: Engineer Osborne, of sec
end section; Fireman Pcndsgrast,
Brakeman Castillo and Conductor
cushaan. All sre doing fairly well.
yHE VINCENT TRIAL.
The closing Arguments in the trial
OF the second case Of Isaac ii Vincent,
we're made BY Col. Ii. o. Tompkine,
ex.Attornoy General. His argument
was unanswerabe ~ 10 the law and
the evidence. He referred In his pero-
ration 10 the extent his (Vincent'e)
counsel went in their plea for mercy,
and told the jury II be was guilty the
question WIS not question for them
20 consider; that II was for the court
1rst TO IN the punishment, which Ia
not less than one or more than ten
year., ard after the court had zen.
tenccd, mercy was with the Governor;
that no matter how much sympathy
We might have Tor his family, Il
would be dangerous txample 10 set
the youth Of cur state; that they
could with impuuity rob their EN-.
pl'yers-the larger the smoun, the
more respectable, and iuIther, that the
tissue Of fslsehoods ana inconsisien.
eies In various statements made by
vincekt left no possible room Tor
the jury 20 doubt bis guilt.
The Judge's charge WAS fair and
strict y up ths Law and the eyl.
dooco; that u they believed he frsudu.
lsuily converted the money Of the
State 10 lis own private ueee,
with the inien, 10 refund, and II was
shown tina; he was no, possessed Of
the meaDs Of rebuilding the money 40
converted, lac was guilty, ard
that tbe convepon was shown 10 be
iraudulent by his taking the States
money ~ a then denying Il The Jury
retired at o'clock pm, aud is etilI
ont The remaining thirty seven IN.
sicimenls hold over tiil tho October
term.
Crop accounts are better.